Hurry Up Tomorrow is an upcoming American musical psychological thriller film directed and edited by Trey Edward Shults. The film is based on Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye's sixth studio album of the same name. Shults wrote the screenplay with Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, who also produced the film with Kevin Turen and Harrison Kreiss. The film stars Tesfaye as a fictionalized version of himself, an insomniac musician on the verge of a mental breakdown who is pulled into an existential odyssey by a mysterious stranger. Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan also star.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Abel Tesfaye as The Weeknd
- Jenna Ortega as Anima
- Barry Keoghan as Lee
Production[]
Development[]
Trey Edward Shults directed and edited Hurry Up Tomorrow. He wrote the script with Abel "the Weeknd" Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, with its story based on the Weeknd's sixth studio album of the same name. Tesfaye and Fahim also produced the film through Manic Phase with Kevin Turen and Harrison Kreiss. Shults, Jenna Ortega, Michael Rapino, Ryan Kroft, Wassim "Sal" Slaiby and Harrison Huffman served as its executive producers. Chayse Irvin handled the cinematography, while Daniel Lopatin composed the score with Tesfaye. It was one of the last projects Turen worked on before his death in November 2023.
Tesfaye, Ortega, and Barry Keoghan signed on to star in Hurry Up Tomorrow. It will mark Tesfaye's feature film acting debut, having previously made a cameo appearance as himself in Uncut Gems (2019) and starred in the HBO television series The Idol (2023). Although Ortega and Keoghan were weighing several offers following their respective breakthrough years, they both wanted the film to be their next project. Production was greenlit after they pledged their commitments. Live Nation Entertainment financed the film on a budget of over $20 million.
Filming[]
When Deadline Hollywood announced Hurry Up Tomorrow on February 28, 2023, principal photography had already begun. It was shot by Canadian cinematographer Chayse Irvin on 35mm, 16mm, and S8 film, marking his first collaboration with Shults.
Release[]
In November 2024, Lionsgate announced their acquisition of worldwide distribution rights to Hurry Up Tomorrow. The film is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on May 16, 2025